Anaxiphilia

Chapter Nine

I got home 5 minutes later and I was exhausted. From meeting up with Samuel, to meeting up with Raphael, then Tristan. I went straight to my bathroom to shower and prepare to sleep. When I was done, I picked up my phone and saw a text from Dylan.

<Hey...I'm free now. We can talk if you're free too.

I looked at the text for sometime and just replied. I had to play along to see what he wanted from me.

>Hi...yeah I'm free now. What's up?

<I'm good. What about you?

>Yeah I'm fine

<Cool. So how's your day been?

>Pretty normal I guess. Nothing special

<Same same. So what are you doing right now?

>I'm just laying in bed...talking to you...

<Ahh...I see. I wish I could join you..."

The amount of cringe that I went through from that statement was just....too much. I had to tell myself to just flirt back. I took a deep breath and just replied.

>Yeah I wish you were here too....

No no no no no no no. Never ever again. I can't do this. I quickly texted Samuel and luckily he replied.

>Samuel. No

<What's no?

>I can't flirt with him. It's making me cringe.

He laughed. So hard.

<Isla I know...but you just have to deal with it.

>Nuh uh. I don't wanna know anymore. He can keep it to himself

<Isla....

>But..ugh fine

<Good. Tell me how it goes ok?

>Sure sure

I groaned and went back to Dylan's text

>Sorry I had to do something

<No its fine. Are you free right now?

>Yeah

<Ok can we play a game? The last time, we couldn't

>Ok...what game?

<Truth or dare?

>You really like truth or dare dont you?

<Kinda

>Hmm...

Then an idea popped into my head. I could use this game to get him to admit whether he really likes me. Way to go Isla. I smirked to myself and asked him,

>Ok Dylan, truth or dare?

<Um..dare

>Ok...I dare you to...send the dumbest pic of yourself.

What I wasn't going to just go straight to the point. I had to start off slow. After a few seconds, he sent the pic. It was a weird pic. Dumb to be precise. But I asked for it so..that's what I got

<Your turn Isla. Truth or dare?

>Truth

<Do you have a boyfriend?

Now there were two options, either I tell him, or just say no. I chose to say no, so that I can see where that takes us.

>No

<Really?

>Yes..?

<Oh well ok then...ur turn

>Truth or dare?

<Truth

>Do you have a crush on anyone?

It took him a few minutes before he finally replied.

<Yes

I decided to play fool. I didn't know if it was going to work but..it was a worth a shot

>Ooooooh. Who is it?

<I'm not going to tell you directly, but her name starts with an 'I'

My heart...it just started beating really fast. I was scared. What if he mentions my name? What will I say? I tried guessing names of girls at our school.

>Ooh. Isabella?

<Nah

>Imelda?

<Nope haha

>Um...Ingrid..?

<I don't even know an Ingrid 😂. Ok let me give you a clue...her name starts with I, and ends with a

This is it...what I didn't want. I began thinking of any girl at school who had an I and a in her name, but I couldn't think of any but me. I started panicking. Then I remembered a name

>Ohhhh. You mean Ida?

<No. I'm going to just say it. It's you

Well fuck..

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